How do I connect to an SMB share requiring a user name and password?

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I have a samba share on my LAN that requires a username and password to obtain write access (otherwise it defaults to read-only).

I can't figure out where in the Unity desktop I can connect to the share and be prompted for my login credentials. I can mount the drive, of course, but then I'm browsing as a guest (read-only).

What gives?

Unity doesn't really have anything to do with file sharng. Try File->Connect to Server in the Nautilus file browser. — mikewhatever, Oct 20 '12 at 15:37

score 34 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 14 '12 at 20:27

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In top menu of the file browser click Go>Location and enter smb://user@host/sharename. You will then be prompted to enter a password.

edited Nov 14 '12 at 20:27

Salem

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answered Nov 11 '12 at 19:39

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what is 'sharename' – Adam Johns May 16 '15 at 18:18
@AdamJohns The share name is whatever the network share is named on that Samba share server... – Thomas Ward Jun 19 '15 at 18:09
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is there a command line equivalent? – Nuzzolilo Jan 03 '16 at 21:49
Nuzzolilo, search for smbclient – Oleg Abrazhaev Jul 13 '17 at 06:46
what if we use email address as username? – stackunderflow Jun 25 '19 at 00:48

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited May 01 '16 at 04:21

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If you have a Guest account without a password:

smb://Guest:@server_name

If you have a user account with a password:

smb://user_name:password@server_name

If you have a user account but only want to be prompted for the password:

smb://user_name:*@server_name

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 09 '15 at 03:27

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In ubuntu 15.04, you can open the file server, and use the connect to the server option on the bottom left

answered Sep 09 '15 at 03:27

Iching Chang

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How do I connect to an SMB share requiring a user name and password?

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